Branches of Chemistry

Organic - deals with compounds of carbon, which has the greatest number of different compounds.

Inorganic - deals with all the elements and their compounds other than carbon

Physical - deals with the physical properties of materials

Analytical Chemistry - techniques that allow exact determination of the composition of material

Research in Chemistry

Background resources, texts, journals, and other helpful information about each branch of chemistry are provided in this LibGuide. Some materials, like SciFinder Scholar, encompass all the areas of chemistry, whereas others like Beilstein's Handbuch der Organischen Chemie (QD251.B4) are more specialized.